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Feb 25

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What a federal lawsuit filed by Florida means for low-income children’s health care

By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery

The end of pandemic-era protections has meant the end of Medicaid coverage for more than 17 million low-income Americans so far. Now, Florida is considering other changes to how it provides health insurance to children from low- to moderate-income families,…

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Jan 22

Watch 5:25
Millions of Americans lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era policies end

By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris

Medicaid recipients typically had to prove their eligibility each year to renew coverage. That stopped during the onset of the pandemic, but automatic re-enrollment ended in April. Since then, more than 15 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid. Geoff…

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Nov 14

Advocates say Biden administration could do more to prevent millions from losing Medicaid coverage

By Amanda Seitz, Kenya Hunter, Associated Press

Advocates interviewed around the country say problems with the government forms, websites and phone lines in states including Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Arkansas have led to millions of people losing Medicaid.

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Sep 22

Medicaid expansion to begin in North Carolina as governor lets budget bill become law

By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

The budget's enactment was the last step necessary for Medicaid expansion provided in the 2010 federal health care law to states to get implemented in North Carolina.

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Sep 21

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors kicked them off

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

All states are undertaking a massive review of Medicaid eligibility after they were prohibited from ending coverage for people during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sep 15

Texas schools and families struggle as hundreds of thousands of kids lose Medicaid coverage

By Laura Santhanam

Advocates say Medicaid’s unwinding has put affected families in a precarious situation, with research suggesting that many who have lost coverage were still eligible. But in Texas, where child disenrollment rates are among the nation's highest, state officials say they…

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Sep 03

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Arkansas Medicaid recipients fight to stay covered after federal protections end

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

Medicaid enrollments reached unprecedented levels when Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off of the health insurance plan during the pandemic. But that policy has ended, and now states have until 2024 to check people’s eligibility and remove those…

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Aug 22

Fake Arizona rehab centers scam Native Americans from across the country, officials warn during investigations

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

Arizona's Medicaid program has now suspended payment to more than 300 providers pending investigations. Government and tribal officials in other states are warning people in their areas as the fraud's reach becomes better known.

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Aug 17

Federal officials raise concerns about long call center wait times as millions are dropped from Medicaid

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

Well over 4 million people have been dropped from Medicaid rolls nationwide since a pandemic-era moratorium on removing people ended this spring.

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Aug 15

Texas sues Planned Parenthood for millions in Medicaid payments

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

At issue is money Planned Parenthood received for health services before Texas removed the organization from the state's Medicaid program in 2021.

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